Aliens invaded the movie theatres over the weekend! Well, not really. But the new sci-fi action thriller, “Battle: Los Angeles” did kick some butt by capturing first place and bringing in $36 million.
Those movie executives are marketing geniuses. What better way to make it a profitable Valentine’s Day weekend than to pit a romantic comedy starring two incredibly popular movie stars against the hottest 16-year-old singing sensation on the planet.
Looks like James Cameron’s Sanctum needed a floatation device. Critics predicated the action thriller about a team of underwater cave divers to sail into the top spot, but Cameron’s latest film came in second bringing in only $9.2 million.
Anthony Hopkins freaked us out in Silence of the Lambs. His new exorcism movie, The Rite, was geared to do the same and landed in first place over the weekend bringing in $15 million at the box office.